419 scam: AGENT GARRY WALKER <unitednations1@careceo.com> FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: AGENT GARRY WALKER <unitednations1@careceo.com>
Reply-To: <federalbureauofivesttigationfbi@ozchat.org>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 20:44:10 +0100
Subject: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)

YOU FAILED TO COMPLY WITH OUR DIRECTIVES AND THAT WAS THE REASON WHY
WE DIDN'T HEAR FROM YOU ON THE 20TH AS OUR DIRECTOR HAS ALREADY BEEN
NOTIFIED ABOUT YOU GET THE PROCESS COMPLETED YESTERDAY AND RIGHT NOW THE
WARRANT OF ARREST HAS BEEN SIGNED AGAINST YOU AND IT WILL BE CARRIED
OUT IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS STRICTLY SIGNED BY THE FBI DIRECTOR.

WE
HAVE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND OUT THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THE
FRAUDULENT DEAL WAS COMMITTED WITH YOUR INFORMATION'S/IDENTITY AND RIGHT
NOW IF YOU ID IS PLACED ON OUR WEBSITE AS A WANTED PERSON, I BELIEVE
YOU KNOW THAT IT WILL BE A SHAME TO YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY BECAUSE
AFTER THEN IT WILL BE ANNOUNCE IN ALL THE LOCAL CHANNELS THAT YOU ARE
WANTED BY THE FBI.

AS A GOOD CHRISTIAN AND A HONEST MAN, I
DECIDED TO SEE HOW I COULD BE OF HELP TO YOU BECAUSE I WOULD NOT BE
HAPPY TO SEE YOU END UP IN JAIL AND ALL YOUR PROPERTIES CONFISCATED ALL
BECAUSE YOUR INFORMATION'S WAS USED TO CARRY OUT A FRAUDULENT
TRANSACTIONS, I CALLED THE EFCC AND THEY DIRECTED ME TO A PRIVATE
ATTORNEY WHO COULD HELP YOU GET THE PROCESS DONE AND HE STATED THAT HE
WILL ENDORSE, SIGN AND STAMP THE DOCUMENT AT THE SUM OF $68 USD ONLY AND I BELIEVE THIS PROCESS IS CHEAPER FOR YOU.

YOU
NEED TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE WITHIN TODAY AND TOMORROW TO GET THIS
PROCESS DONE BECAUSE OUR DIRECTOR HAS CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT THE
WARRANT OF ARREST HAS BEEN SIGNED AGAINST YOU AND ONCE IT HAS BEEN
APPROVED, THEN THE ARREST WILL BE CARRIED OUT, AND FROM OUR
INVESTIGATIONS WE LEARNT THAT YOU WERE THE PERSON THAT FORWARDED YOUR
ID TO ONE IMPOSTOR/FRAUDSTERS CALLED DR USMAN SHAMSUDEEN LAST MONTH
WHEN HE HAD A DEAL WITH YOU ABOUT THE TRANSFER OF SOME ILLEGAL FUNDS
INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WHICH IS VALUED AT THE SUM OF $5,000,000.00 USD.

I PLEADED ON YOUR BEHALF SO THAT THIS AGENCY COULD GIVE YOU THE 31/3/2014
BEING TODAY SO THAT YOU COULD GET THIS PROCESS DONE BECAUSE I LEARNT
THAT YOU WERE SENT SEVERAL E-MAIL WITHOUT GETTING A RESPONSE FROM YOU,
PLEASE BEAR IT IN MIND THAT THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT I CAN BE ABLE TO
HELP YOU AT THIS MOMENT OR YOU WOULD HAVE TO FACE THE LAW AND ITS
CONSEQUENCES WITH IT HAS BEFALL ON YOU.

YOU WOULD MAKE THE PAYMENT THROUGH MONEY GRAM TRANSFER OR WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER WITH THE BELOW DETAILS.

RECEIVER NAME==== JOHN AGU
COUNTRY==========NIGERIA
CITY============== LAGOS
TEXT QUESTION====HONEST
TEXT ANSWER=====TRUST
AMOUNT=====$68 USD
SENDERS NAME======

SEND
THE PAYMENT DETAILS TO ME WHICH ARE SENDERS NAME AND ADDRESS, MTCN
NUMBER, TEXT QUESTION AND ANSWER USED AND THE AMOUNT SENT.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU DIDN'T HESITATE MAKING THE PAYMENT DOWN TO THE AGENCY BY TODAY BEING THE 31TH OF MARCH SO THAT THEY COULD HAVE THE CERTIFICATE ENDORSED, SIGNED AND STAMPED IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY.

AFTER
ALL THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO PROCEED TO
THE BANK FOR THE TRANSFER OF YOUR COMPENSATION FUNDS WHICH IS VALUED AT
THE SUM OF $9,0000,000.00 USD WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN
TRANSFERRED TO YOU ALL THIS WHILE.

NOTE/ ALL THE CRIMES AGENCIES
HAS BEEN CONTACTED ON THIS REGARDS AND WE WOULD USE YOUR ADDRESS WHICH
IS STATED ABOVE AND YOUR ID TO TRACE YOU IF YOU DISREGARD THIS
INSTRUCTIONS.
THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.

THANKS AS I WAIT FOR YOUR RESPONSE

RESPECTIVELY
AGENT GARRY WALKER
FBI SPECIAL AGENT
E-MAIL : federalbureauofivesttigationfbi@ozchat.org
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)
FBI SIGNED AGAINST YOU

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